Recent comments in /f/Washington

renownbrewer t1_j7jicru wrote

Reply to Meeting my neighbors. by Pizzaparty2022

I like that our cultural norm isn't faux positivity and formality. I grew up in a very cohesive urban neighborhood in Seattle where I knew nearly all the neighbors on the block. There was plenty of social interaction without what I consider to be odd cultural baggage.

I was allowed to roam the block freely as an elementary school aged child (it wasn't that much of a simpler time there were weirdos around and we knew to leave the needles alone). As I grew older I watched their kids, mowed their lawns, and took care of their pets. The spirit of mutual assistance was pretty real, we kept a few neighbors in their homes well past the time they were capable of fully independent living. If something was ever amiss my parents either had house keys or could figure out who did.

I see this as being a functional society. Greet your neighbors, pet their dogs, be obvious about participating in trick or treating, etc.

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Jonny_Boy_HS t1_j7jd76l wrote

Reply to Meeting my neighbors. by Pizzaparty2022

I started gardening in my WA neighborhood and all neighbors who were interested in chatting, saying hello, etc. did so. It was cathartic to put myself out there, but still have a retreat if I elected to get away.

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renownbrewer t1_j7jckga wrote

Reply to comment by Material_Positive in Does anyone recognize this photo? by Material_Positive

If the date is correct that's a couple of years before the men in my immediate family started schlepping Ira"s camera gear around the mountains and occasionally posing in his photos (one of which was a billboard advertising Kodak in NY Grand Central Station).. He was shooting lots of large format (film obviously) back then with huge cameras that were heavy and fragile..

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